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A LOOK FORWARD 



By Rev. H. A. Lf.WIS (deceased). 



(Written (or " History of Plainfield," published 
in 1901 by Courier-News ) 



THE unity of history makes it prophetic as well 
as retrospective. What Plainfield has been 
will have much to do with what Plainfield is to be. 
It is well, therefore, to suggest that, smce the future 
is, in a great degree, the product of the past, it be- 
hooves the citizens of Plainfield to consider that past, 
carefully seeking to know how the future can be made 
still better. There is much to be commended in the 
present situation, both as to the character of the people 
and the institutions which have been developed ; but 
in history, as elsewhere, the price of success depends 
upon constant vigilance, careful study of the situa- 
tion, and frequent introduction of new, uplifting and 
strengthening elements. To maintain the character 
of Plainfield at its present high standard, and to raise 
that standard still higher, those who guide its in- 
terests must watch sharply against tendencies to lower 
standards of excellence and of attainments. Fore- 
most among the sustaining and uplifting influences are 
the religious and educational institutions of the city. 
Whenever these are permitted to grow weak, or to be 
pushed into the background for the sake of commercial 
and material interests, everything good must suffer. 
If, still more unfortunately, those influences which are 
directly inimical to the public good are allowed to in- 
crease, deterioration hastens accordingly. 

Honesty and uprightness in commercial matters, 
honesty and purity in municipal matters, wise legisla- 
tion, and a just execution of laws wisely made, are 
points concerning which greatest care must be taken. 
All citizens are interested in these general results, and 
each citizen must bear a part of the responsibility for 
success or failure. He who neglects his duties as a 
citizen in matters pertaining to municipal affairs and 
the general moral and intellectual standards of thought 
and action is recreant to a high trust. 

These things are said as a student of history, and 
the writer would be untrue to the task he has under- 




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taken to say less in this connection. 1 he laws which 
will govern the future history of the city of Plainfield 
are imperative, ancJ the results which will come from 
neglect or from a careful consideration of these duties 
on the part of the citizens are unavoidable. 
Causes and results are imperatively at Work in 
all history. Individuals and cities write their his- 
tory in their purposes and actions, and no combina- 
tion of influences outside themselves can secure results 
other than those produced by these choices and ac- 
tions. As the past of Plainfield was fashioned by 
men now dead, its future rests with those now living 
and with the influences which they leave to their chil- 
dren. The men and women who read these pages 
will do much to determine the future history of Plain- 
field for the rest of the century. It has been a 
pleasant task to recount the history of Plainfield thus 
far, when seen from the higher standpoint of citizen- 
ship and things pertaining to righteousness. If the 
readers of these pages shall be true to their highest 
trusts, we venture to prophesy that he who w-rites the 
history of Plainfield at the opening of the next century 
will find little or nothing to record that will not be in 
keeping with the highest and best traditions of the 
century which has just closed. We extend to that 
historian the hand-grasp that binds the centuries to- 
gether, with the hope that he will not be compelled 
to record anything which will indicate that influences 
making for good and righteousness will not have the 
ascendancy for a century to come. 




LOCATION 

The Berkeley Park Camp is located on the northern slope of the 
second mountain, five miles from Plainfield, a little over a half a mile 
from the Berkeley Heights Station on the Lackawanna R. R. 

Altitude 

The altitude is five hundred, feet and over above the sea. 

Accommodation 

It has running water from a spring on the property, a swimming pool, 
tennis court, first-class table and the terms are $6 to $8 per week. The 
sleeping cjuarters are tent bungalows, very cool. They vary in size ; some 
large enough for two persons, others which can be subdivided and large 



enough for a big family. 



Management 



The management of the camp is in charge of Aliss Victoria Barnard. 
Automobile parties accommodated with lunches and diiuiers. 

The camp is located near the Jeffery bungalows and has been visited 
and enjoyed by a very large immber of well-to-do and well-known public 
men. This is the fourth season. 

How to Get There (from Plainfield) 

Drive to Scotch Plains and go straight up over the hill, the first 
mountain, not by way of Feltville but straight on up over the mountain 
past the old woolen mill on the left until you reach the Valley Road; then 
turn to the left passing the old Carter place until you get to the summit 
of the second mountain where the Roman Catholic Church is situated. On 
the northern slope of this hill opposite the Berkeley Heights School, you 
will find the entrance of the catnp. Another way is to go up Somerset 
Street through the notch, over the bridge on the right, passing the Memorial 
Chapel on the Valley Road on the left. Keep on the Valley Road until 
you reach the old Carter place above referred to. Another way is to go 
up Somerset Street through the notch up the dugway passing Henry Rogers's 
farm but it takes good horses and powerful automobiles to climb that hill. 
Scho(jl children along any route will direct you to the Jefifery Bungalows. 

After the celebration at Plainfield, it would be a good thing to st-nd 
your tired wife and children to the camp for a few weeks; no trolley cars, 
wagons, noises, objectionable characters to interfere or to molest you or 
your family. Come on over and see us. 

WILLIAM JEFFERY 

" The Bungalow Man." 

P. S. — I am in the real estate business in Plainfield. 
There is a '■■eason. Wife and seven children. Your 
turn next. 




OLD LANDMARKS 



By John A. Gaffnev. 

THE present cily of Plainfield is not rich in the matter of old landmarks. 
The circumstances of its early settlement, and its connection with the Revo- 
lutionary War, were such that not many old landmarks remain. One link which 
connected the settlements at Plainfield with Woodbridge and Perth Amboy was 
a Quaker meeting-house. The Quakers were prominent in the settlements of 
Shrewsbury, Perth Amboy and Vi oodbridge. The first Quaker meeting-house in 
New Jersey was built at Woodbridge about 1713. In October, I 735, a Quaker 
meeting was established at the home of John Laing, to accommodate the Friends 
who dwelt near him and were unable to attend the services at the meeting-house in 

Woodbridge, because 
of the distance. 
John Laing had a 
large farm, and his 
house was located 
near the present fair- 
grounds m the east- 
ern part of the city. 
He died before 
1 728, bequeathing 
to the Friends a plot 
of ground on which 
to build a meeting- 
house. In 1731 the! 

Woodbridge monthly meeting gave permission for its construction, stip- 
ulating that it should not exceed 24 feet square, and 14 feet "between joynts." 
It was built late in 1 736, and in I 744 a "hors" stable was built adjoining it. A 
cemetery was also opened nearby, and this house was occupied until 1 788, at 
which time the new house now situated near the station of the New Jersey Central 
Railroad, in the city, was built. The centennial of this latter house was celebrated 
in 1888, and it is still regularly occupied for public services. The writer has 
taken great pains to locate the site of the original house, since all material land-, 
marks of it have been removed. It was on the edge of the level ground near 
the point where Woodland Avenue crosses the old road which ran from Piscat- 
away and Newmarket to Rahway. What is now Woodland Avenue was then 
the old road leading past Oak Tree to Metuchen. On the right hand of this 
road, a little below the present point of crossing and nearly opposite the main 
entrance to the golf grounds, the old Quaker Church was located. A single 
landmark remains at this time — June, 1909 — an old cherry tree, dead, large 
as to its trunk and with most of its branches yet remaining. We have consulted 
men now living who remember when the old burying-ground was still left un- 
plowed, as late as 1850 or '60. It is most unfortunate that this cemetery was 




The Second Quafier Meettng-house 




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not preserved by permanent inclosure and such definite arrangements as would 
continue in existence this connecting link of civilization and religion which united 
Plainfield with the earlier settlements upon the seashore. Our readers will take 
care not to confound this cemetery and the location of the meeting-house with 
another cemetery, known at the present time as "the Quaker burying-ground, " 
which is farther east and nearer to the present village of South Plainfield. 

The second Quaker mceting-house, which was dedicated in 1 788, is yet 
occupied, and forms the most prominent landmark of the preceding century in 
the center of the city. It is at the corner of North Avenue and Peace Street 
(Watchung Avenue), and, together with the cemetery adjoining, with its modest 
headstones, the quaint inside arrangement of the house and its general appearance, 
challenges the eye of the traveler and interests the investigator in many ways. 




*'Cetiar Broolf," the Marline Homcilead 

The right wins of this hou>« was ert^ted by order of Sii Thoma* Gordon in 1 7 1 7 . " Cedar Brook " was also the scene 
of the marriane of 1 lizabelh Stedman. the " Quaker Poelrss." to W. B. Kinney, Minister to France under President Fierce. 

Another landmark of more than passing interest is found in and about the 
place of James E. Martine, I 100 Watchung Avenue. The house is approached 
by an avenue bordered with fine old trees, running along the bank of Cedar 
Brook. It was at this point that Thomas Gordon built his first cabin, the 
foundation of which is still easily traced near the point where Mr. Martine's barn 
stands. It is evident that the land around the creek, at this point, was a cedar 
swamp. Mr. Gordon built a stone "causeway" across to the hard land on the 
south. This causeway became a prominent landmark of the section, and all 
the early surveys in and about that part of Plainfield start from "a certain stone 
monument" at one end of that causeway. The foundations of the causeway 
are yet traceable. On another portion of the Martine farm, the grounds now- 
owned by William E. Lowe, was a large burying-ground for slaves, and within 
the last half of the century just closed this was well marked. 



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HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION 

By A. H. Lkwis. D.D. 

THE City of Plainfield and the Borough of North Plainficid are separated by 
Green Brook. Though under two distinct governments they are practi- 
cally one city, and will be treated as such in this sketch. 

Nature began to prepare a site for Plainfield long before men were on earth, 
or history had beginning. In the faraway Ice Period, the whole country to the 
north and west was covered with a mass of ice estimated at two thousand feet in 
thickness, with a weight of sixty tons to the square foot. As the process of fitting 
the earth for men went on. this mass of ice drifted southward, bringing with it 
everything movable, cutting deep channels through the mountains, and creating 

great lakes by filling 
other channels with the 
mass of detritus which 
marked its path and 
was piled up at its tem- 
porary resting - places. 
Great windrows of this 
'ormcd a moraine which 
■xlends from Perth 
•\mboy to Scotch 
i-'lains and enters the 
limits of Plainfield at 
.Nethcrwood. o n the 
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:)eared, the waters took 
up the work in a sys- 
'cmatic way. as they 
rebounded from the 
barriers of the Wat- 
•:hung Mountains on the 
west, and gathered ma- 
terial from the southern 
slope of the moraine. 
Through the fierceness of winter storms and the calmness of summer seas they 
wrought, slowly filling the depths and making a great "ovenvash plain." which 
now absorbs water like a sponge and filters it as no art but Nature's can do. 
Hence Plainfield has dry streets, dry cellars, and. most of all, a dry soil, which 
is health to all who dwell upon it. A soil of clay would make Plainfield thr 
home of malaria and pulmonary diseases. The soil which the glaciers and the 
Atlantic left makes it the "Colorado of the East." Under the whole tract flows 
an abundant supply of the purest water, which probably comes from the far 



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Mount Saint Mary's College and Academy 

Also Preparatory School for boys from the age of 6 to 12 years 

College and Acmlfiiij-. — Tli-a-nii^ilily (Miiiippert Oulk'^e and Acn.lemy for young women, offerin;; 
Collfgt.* Courses in Scimee, Knclisli and Chissics, suppelemented with lectures by leading educators. 

Particular attention jriven tti the building up of the moral character of students. Degrees con- 
ferred. Certifioates from College Pre[iaratory Department recnjrnized by leading Colleges. 

>IUMie. — Til is Department embraces regular courses in llarniuny. Cnunterp lint, Composition and 
the I^i^tMry of Music. Voice culture under' best mndern niethi'ds. 

Art. .\rt Ci.nrses — ^Black and Wliite. Water Color. Cliinu and Oil painting. 

I*h>si<*»l Ciiltnre. — A completely equipped gymnasium, supervised by a graduate of Genevieve 
Sti'lil.in's Seii.Mil ..f New Yerk. 

Kqui|iiiieiit. (JeUiTji! and Department Libraries. Physical and Chemical Laboratories, Dormi- 
tories and Private ronnis. Sanitary Pliunbiug. M;idern Heating and Ventilating system. 

Write for further particular-; ^•< 

DIRECTRESS, Mt. St. Mary's College, Flaiufieia, N. J. 



Telephone 883-L 



LIEFKE & LAING 

Insurance and Real Estate 

146 PARK AVENUE 

PLAINFIELD, N. J 



CITY STEAM CS, HAND LAUNDRY 

THE MOREY-LaRUE LAUNDRY COMPANY 

121-123 EAST FOURTH STREET 

PLAINFIELD, N. J. 



TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN 

If you wish tajafc/e yuur Sliirts irunedas tiiey are intended ti> be, so as to fit. with the Celebrated 
Domestic Finisli^sBp your Collara and Cuffs without the annoyance of the rough edges, we are at 
your service. Wtf^vW call for and dehver your work free. We alsn make a specialty of Shirt Waists 
and Lace Curtains or anything in the line of Laundry and Dyeing and Cleaning. 



away mountains of the North and West, and from 'vhich the supply for the 
city water-works is drawn, and of which we shall speak in detail in another place. 
There is abundant evidence that Plainfield has been inhabited by men from the 
earliest time. Implements which belong to the crudest stone age are yet found, 
and the more finished ones which mark the Neolithic period show that the suc- 
cessors of these oldest inhabitants continued to linger around their ancestral fires. 
In the process of time those unknown cousins whom we call Mound Builders, came. 
They had a comparatively high civilization, among the relics of which we wander 
with unsatisfied curiosity and increasing wonder. The growing centuries which 
buried the Mound Builders and their untold history, at length brought the Indians, 
who waited to welcome the pale-faced strangers that came across the great waters 
in winged wigwams, which floated like their own canoes. 1 hus the currents of 
human history, with tides and counter-tides of joy and sorrow, love and hate, 
want and plenty, war and peace, success and failure, have flowed over these hills 

and plains since the 
earth was young 
and our race began 
the slow ascent 
from rudest savage- 
ry to the culture 
and luxury which 
now adorn and en- 
rich this favored 
city of homes, 
churches and 
schools. 

The first Euro- 
pean settlement in 
this section was 
made at what is 
now South Plain- 
field, b y Robert 
Fullerton and a few others, in 1 684, more than two hundred years ago. 
This was a group of log cabins and Indian wigwams up to 1 735, when 
the first frame house was built. The first grist mill, with its attend- 
ant elements of civilization, was built in I 760, at Tier's Pond. It was removed 
to the present site of French's Mill, on Somerset Street, near Front, in I 790, 
and the nucleus of what is now Plainfield was known as "Milltown" for a long 
time. The first store was established at the corner of Somerset and Front 
Streets, by Thomas Nesbit, whose sign declared that he took "skines, furs, tallow, 
and honny" in exchange for goods. At the opening of this century, Milltown 
contained 2 1 5 inhabitants. The great highway between New York and Phila- 
delphia was then established — it is now Front Street — which gave communica- 
tion with the great world beyond by the rapid transit "Swift-Sure" stage line, 
which passed three times in each week. 




Crace Episcopal Church 



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Clean, Dry, Secure 

Inspection Invited Open 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. 

FURNITURE REMOVED WITH CARE 

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The township of Plainfield was created by Act of Legislature, March 4, 1847. 
The city was incorporated in 1869. The Borough of North Plainfield in 1883. 
The two contain about 20 square miles. Population, 30,000. 

What has been said already indicates how the natural advantages and surround- 
ings fit Plainfield for being pre-eminently a city of homes, a beautiful city of 
the plains and mountains. On the north and west it fringes the "first mountain" 
of the Watchung range, a spur of the Blue Ridge, up the beautiful slopes of 
which its homes are already beginning to climb. This range, rising four or five 
hundred feet above the level of the sea, protects the city from the storms which 
Old Boreas sometimes vents upon the unprotected, when things go wrong in his 
Northern home. His frost-laden breath never reaches Plainfield with such re- 
suits as are described in Hiawatha. 

On the north and east, the moraine-born and always beautiful Netherwood 
Heights form a similar protection against the mist-laden breath of the Atlantic. 




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Thus Plainfield lies mountain-guarded, and shielded by hills, secure from the 
fiercer moods and changes which many locations are subject to. On the other 
hand, it is so related to the prevailing winds of summer, and so embowered in 
the shade trees which line its streets, that coolness and comfort prevail when the 
seashore swelters in a "land breeze." 

While the city is built mainly upon the plain, the Heights of Netherwood are 
already well occupied. Just enough of the forest has fallen before the woodman's 
ax to make room for roads, pathways, and building-sites. Netherwood is a 
suburb in the woods. The residents are, for the most part, wealthy people from 
the city. Their villas represent the finest in the State, and the drives and rambles 
about the Heights are charming; and the view from this upland is magnificent. 
A railroad station of stone and brick stands in the center of an ideal park. 



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Contractor and Builder 



SHOP, 136 EAST iTII STKEET 
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Telephone 4«9-R 

PLAINFIELD, N. J. 




Schwed 
Brothers 

The Clothiers 



To Celebrate 
Charter Day 

with Comfort 
and Satisfaction 
you should be 
dressed in one of 
our Outing Suits. 
We can fit the 
regular, stout, or 
si iiii figure. 
Prices, $10, $12 
$15, $18 & $20 



Copyright. 1909, 
by L. ADLER 
BROS. & CO. 



Schwed 
Brothers 

Front Street 
opp. Park Ave. 

24 Years at 
Same Stand 




GEORGE E. WATT 



'Parquet Flooring 
Wood Carpet 

Finishing Supplies. The only 

Hardwood Floor Firm 

in Plainfield 

150 NORTH AVENUE 
PLAINFIELD, N.J. 

Telephone 333-\V 




B. MANN 

QROCER 

Tea and Coffee Dealer 
Fruits and \'egetables 

120 WEST 4th street 



Bet- Park and Arlington Aves 



PLAINFIELD, 



N. J. 



Tel. 1J59-\V 



New York Office FIRK AND BURGLAR 
47 Libertj St IN'SL'RAXCH 

CHARLES H. HAND 

Real Estate and Insurance 

All Kinds of Real Estate 
For Sale or Exchange 

3 1 9 Watchung Avenue 

PLAINFIELD. N. J. 

Telephone 5SS 



But the mountain range to the north and west offers a superb chance for 
summer homes, unsurpassed by anything south of the Catskills, and in many re- 
spects superior to them. From Scotch Plains to Somerset Street Notch, "John- 
son's Drive" is graded and macadamized. It runs along the front ridge of the 
mountain, at an average height of about 400 feet above the sea level, and 250 
feet above the bulk of the city. The "projected" trolley lines, which will skirt 
the mountains and connect with the local lines of Plainfield, will undoubtedly 
soon follow the drive, and open three miles of most delightful building sites along 
the brow of the mountain. These will be protected on the north and west by a 
crest of the ridge, which rises back of the "Drive." Every site through all this 
distance will command the city below, the valley for many miles to the south 
and east, Netherwood to the northeast, and the hills and dales beyond stretching 
away to Amboy Bay and the seacoast. It will be comparatively easy to con- 
tinue this trolley line southward to Washington's Rock, from which the ever- 




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revered Father of His Country was accustomed to watch the British fleets in 
Amboy Bay during those dark days which tried men's souls and wrote our early 
national history in lines of blood blotted with tears. 

From this, and other points, one could sit on his piazza and with a glass sweep 
the horizon, bringing to view the Highlands of N'avesink, Staten Island, New 
^'ork Harbor, and Brooklyn Bridge. It is not a dream of fancy when one 
sees in the near future the slopes from Scotch Plains to Washington's Rock cov- 
ered with the mountain dwellers of Plainfield, in homes as much more palatial 
than those of the troglodytes of other days, as the civilization of these years is 
greater than that of pre-historic times. And since science has tamed that unknown 
divine force which we call electricity, these mountain dwellers can come and go 
on its tireless currents as quietly as a mother carries her child. 



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161 EAST FRONT STREET 



I'LAIXFIELD, N. J. 



1 MAKE A SPECIALTY OF NEW JERSEY SUBURBAN PROPERTY 
ALSO FARMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE 

PLAINFIELD PROPERTY A SPECIALTY 
Insurance Placed in Strongest Companies. Mortgages Negotiated 

EDMUND RUSHMORE 

Main Office, - Singer Building, - 149 Broadway, - New York. 



209 North Avenue, Plainfield. 



WM. D. MANNIXG, Pres. 



TELEPHOXE, 66 



FRED, J. HARRIS, Sec-Treas 




Consumers' Coal Co. 

of Plaiiirteid 

Dealers in 

COAL, HAY, GRAIN 
AND FEED 

225 Madison Avenue 

A Satisfied Customer is our best Advertisement. 
Let us add your name to our list of pleased patrons. 



SAVINGS AND CHECKING ACCOUNT 

"There .are certain persons who can afford to have a savings bank account only, such as the laborer 
or the artisan. These men pay for the necessities of life— that is, rent, food and clothes— with ca,sh. 
The surplus thev put into a savings bank for a rainy day or as a nucleus for a home. 

" On the other hand, a clerk, teacher, secretary, salesman or housekeeper, who has to pay out a 
certain sum of monev every month, can easily have a cheeking account. Thefactthat amanorwornan 
has a checking account need not shut out the possibility of having a savings-bank account, too. One 
does not interfere with the other. The savings account is worth while if it only attracts a, few dolhars 
each month. Money thus put away works all the time, and is a reserve to fall back upon in ca-se of 
emergency. There are many well-to-do persons who have big checking accounts who also maintain 
accounts in savings-banks. Some keep them for their children."— 5a/»»rfa)' Eiciuns Post. 

THE BOROUGH NATIONAL BANK 



SOMERSET STREET, 



NORTH PLAINFIELD 



will pay 4 per cent, interest on your Savings 



AS MAYOR FISK VIEWS IT 

By R. L. Morrow. 

REFERRING to several of the points taken up by Former Mayor L. V. F. 
Randolph in his speech on "Civic Enterprise and Economy" before the 
meeting of the Board of Trade recently, Mayor C. J. Fisk outlined the financial 
position of Plainfield, and pointed out its steady growth and increasing needs 
since the period of thirty years ago. In speaking of the financial condition of 
the city. Mayor Fisk went into considerable detail to show that the bond-issues 
of Plainfield are not regrettable, nor do they threaten the financial standing of 
the city. "The City's bonds," said Mayor Fisk, "amount to $511,500, which 
may be itemized as follows: Schools, $230,000; sewers, $183,000; police, $25,- 
500; Netherwood fire-house, $15,000; roads and road-improvements, $31,000; 

and assessment bonds 
$27,000. Of these 
assessment bonds, 
$10,000 has been 
paid off. This en- 
tire bond amounts to 
but 2'/2 per cent. 
of the city's real es- 
tate valuation, and 
from my financial 
experience with mu- 
nicipal bonds, I am 
able to say that 
financiers do not con- 
sider a city's finan- 
cial condition at all 
jeopardized until 
bonds are issued for 
7 per cent, of the 
You see, then, Plainfield is well 




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real estate valuation, exclusive of water debt 
on the safe side." 

In alluding to the steady growth of Plainfield, Mayor Fisk took occasion to 
review the development of the city from the year 1 735, when the first frame 
dwelling was erected. Ox carls, he said, were the only vehicles used in Plain- 
field up to the last quarter of the eighteenth century. In 1 770, according to 
the records, there were but eight dwelling-houses and the population numbered 
between thirty-five and forty. 

"The growth of the city has been a steady, conservative one," said Mr. Fisk. 
"Plainfield has never had a 'boom' and we don't want her to have one — that 
is, the kind of a 'boom' that may have a reactionary effect. We want to do all 
we can to provide for the comfort and safety of our citizens; we want improve- 



Tel. Conn. 

WILLIAM W. MILLS 



Tinning, Furnace and 
Sheet Iron Work 

126 Madison Avenue 
Plainfield, N. J. 



THE WESTEPvYELT 

333 EAST FRONT STREET 
PLAITS FTELT), ^\ J. 



Five minutes walk from Station. 

Beautiful Location. E.xceptional 

House. Superior Table Board : : 

Tel. 491-L 



Meals Served to Celebration Visitors 



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Deale 



Flour, Feed 

Hay, Straw 

etc., etc. 



53 and 55 RACE STREET 
cor. WATCHUNG AVENUE 

NORTH PLAINFIELD, N. J. 



To Realty Men 
and Civic Bodies 

If you've got something Big 
in the Printing Line you natu- 
rally want an Experienced 
Man to handle it. Doesn't 
make a particle of difference 
whether it embraces Design- 
ing, Illustrating, Compiling 
or Editing, I am always look- 
ing for business and won't 
dodge. 

Bedford Codrington 

WITH NATION PRESS 

20 Vesey Street 
New York City 

Caution:— Give your local printer the work his 
facilities enable him to handle satisfactorily. 

I'm after the business he can't do— and I'm 
getting it. 



AUTO TIRES 

Automobile, Carriage, Motor Cycle, 

Bicycle. And a Full Line of 

Auto Supplies. 

Plainfield Auto Tire Co. 

Tel. 316-w 407 Watchung Ave. 

VULCANIZING A SPECIALTY 



FRANK MIKA 
CUSTOM TAILOR 

Suits Made to Order 

^ II Best Fits Guaranteed 
H Moderate Prices 

11 Latest Styles 

Cleaning. Repairing, and Pressing Neatly Done 

180 East Front Street 

PLAINFIELD, N. J. 




J ■ * m n . ^'- 



Homc of the Y. M. C. A. 



ments. There has been a crying need for (he new schools which are now in 
course of construction. We needed the fire protection in the Netherwood section, 
where some of the most valuable property holdmgs of the city are to be found. 
Then there is the constant necessity of refurnishing the supplies of the city depart- 
ments ; more horses, 
new apparatus, more 
men and new locations 
for the fire department 
have all been found ah- 
foiutely necessary, and 
have been provided. 
.All these things cost 
money. The building 
up of the Board of 
Health to its present 
state of efficiency has 
been a definite step in 
municipal advancement, 
as has been the im- 
provement of the police system and the construction of adequate police headquar- 
ters to house the men who are protecting the citizens from those who are a detri- 
ment to a city. The city needed new roads, new sidewalks, a system of drainage 
to carry off the water from the streets and prevent the flooding of cellars. All 
these things have been done since I first went into the Council in I 892. 
The purpose of your Charter Day movement is, if I understand it aright, to en- 
courage parties to take an interest in Plainfield — those who are already here and 
those who may be induced to come here. If the burdens of taxation can be 
reasonably kept down, your arguments and your advertisements will undoubtedly 
be successful. Plainfield has many attractions; it is clean, healthy, beautiful, and 
holds a goodly number of excellent and well-to-do people. I can conscientiously 
say that in the course of many thousands of miles of travel I have found no city 
more inviting or healthful. . With a view, also, to the promotion of 

confidence in the economy as well as the enterprise of public administration, no 
backward step should be taken in safeguarding our public expenditure, and the 
utmost carefulness should be observed at every point. Any proposition, for ex- 
ample, to give the chairman of a council committee power by himself to purchase 
supplies, or to break down any system of fair and open competition for supplies 
required by the city, should be entirely discountenanced. 'Eternal vigilance' is 
the price of 'safety' as well as of 'liberty.' This Board of Trade is entitled to 
high praise for its desire and efforts to increase our civic prosperity and influence. 
It has manifested a spirit of enterprise, and has worked with a fair degree of 
success. So far as Plainfield is concerned, it may even prosper under conserva- 
tive management without ever becoming a 'boom' town. The Spaniards have a 
proverb, 'Good wine needs no bush.' It is better that our progress should even 
fail of acceleration rather than be subject to reactions, disappointments, and losses." 



Telephone 435 

AYILLIAM H. POPE 

ELECTRICAI^ COXTRACTOR 

IK! NORTH AVK., 

PI.AIXKIKLD, X. J. 


TKI^EPHONE CALL 158 

A, C. BLAlPt 

LIVERY AXIJ BOARKIXG STABLES 
114 WEST SIXTH ST. 
PLALNFIELD, N. J. 


MME. TYTUS 


WATCHUNG LIVERY & 
BOARDING STABLES 

W. SCOTT TERRY. Proprietor 


High Class Millinery 

Imported Novelties 

Gage Hats 


Cabs and Carriages at all Hoars 
Automobiles to Hire 


308 West Front St. 
PLAINFIELD, N. J. 


Watchung Av. and Fifth St. 
Plainfield, N. J. 

Telephone 521-J 


Window and Window and 
Door Screens Door Frames 

J. G. IJUPDICK 

HOUSE TRIMMINGS 

WINDOW GLASS, SASH, llOOES, BLINDS 
AND MOULDINGS 

Hi AV. 1 OL'KTII ST. 

I'J.AINFIKLI). X. .7. 


Telephone. 5577-Gramercy 

NAT. LEVY CQi, CO. 

LADIES- UNDERGARMENTS 

170 FIFTH AVENUE 

CORNER 22nd STREET 

NEW YORK 

^ PLAINFIELD, N. J 
Factories -, 

( NEWARK, N. J. 


M. OUINN 

The Well-Kiiown 

Horse-Shoer 

124 E. Fourth Street 

Near Park Avenue 

Plainfield, N. J. 

ALSO FIRST-CLASS STORAGE 


PURITY CLEANLINESS 

Marchant Bros. 


Plainfield Milk 
and Cream Co. 


112 Watchung Avenue 
PLAINFIELD, N. J. 

Telephone 840 



"PLAINFIELD -NORTH PLAINFIELD 
AS THEY REALLY ARE" 

By Bedford Pvm ( odrington. 

IN celebrating their fortieth and tKenty-fifth C ityficd birthdays, the Plainfields 
have a very httle indeed to regret and a whole lot to be thankful for and 
proud of. In speaking of these two municipalities it seems natural always to do 
so in the singular, the plural becoming lost in reflecting upon what naturally 
ought to he and possibly in the near future null be — one greater Plainfield. The 

CIVIC life of the one is so 
closely dovetailed with the 
other that even Green 
Brook seems ashamed to 
have allowed itself to be 
used as the dividing line. 
However, city and country 
life are found in a most 
delightful combination in 
both of them, and to-day 
both remain unsurpassed in 
the entire suburban zone in 
the attractions offered to 
home-seekers \v h o desire 
the greatest amount of 
comfort and the most at- 
tractive environment. Far 
removed from low'-lying 
marshes and all malarial 
influences, Plainfield sits 
in a natural amphitheater, 
the city being laid out on 
an elevated and nearly 
level plateau. The slopes 
of the surrounding hills 
make a most attractive 
setting, with the Watchung 
Mountains forming a back- 
ground. Business men from 
New York began settling 
here with their families many years ago; and the pure air and beautiful landscapes 
in all directions gave them inspiration for the development of an ideal residential 
city. Forty years of municipal organization have given strength to civic pride, 
wisdom to city administration, completeness to a splendid system of public im- 
provements and a recognized title to the City Beautiful of New Jersey. 




HON. JAMES E. MART IN E 

Who forty yean ago IcJ ihc oppailion la granting a city 
charier to the City of PtainficlJ. but non> canJiJly admits the 
city has been blessed by remarliably clean administrations. 



^ 408 R OFFICE 
( 11-R 



EESIDENCE 



H. C. VAX EMBURGII 



Civil Engineer and Surveyor 

Special Attention Given to Property Surveys 
Surveys Accepted by Title Guarantee Cos. 

149 NOKTII AVE. 

PliAINFrELD, X. J. 



M. ARMSTRONG 

Plumbing, Heating 
Stoves and Repairs 

JOBBING PROMPTLY DONE 



130 WATCHUNG AVENUE 

PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 

Phone 232 



Plainfield Real Estate 

We vSell Hi-h Class Property 
Country Homes and Acreage 

Write or Call 

IRA L. LA RUE 

152 North Av., Plainfield, N. J. 

Phones: Office. 752-R. Residence, 7r9-W 



Ira L. La Rue, Pres. TH.-iS. L. Moffiett, V.-Pres. 
A. W. Ten Eyck, Sec. G. Gildersleeve, Treas. 

LEBANON MILLING AND 
PRODUCING COMPANY 

Main I mice 
152 North Ave., PLAINFIELD, N. J, 

Plinne 7.=;^R 
MILL AT LEBANON, N. J. ; S. Lunger, Miller 

Telephone Connection 

For Plainfield Real Estate 

Send for a copy of " What Do You Want " 



Established 1873 

Joseph T. Vail 

REAL ESTATE, FIRE 
and LIFE INSURANCE 

177-179 North Ave. 

Plainfield, N. J. 

TELEPHONE 204 



• THE STAR DRY CLEANING 
AND PRESSING CO. 

A. LeVine, Prop. 

Cleaners for everything that can 
be cleaned 

312 WATCHUNG AVENUE 
Plainfield, N. J. 

Work Called (or Authorized Agent (or 

and delivered Levy o( New York 



PLAINFIELD SAVINGS BANK 

no EAST FRONT STREET 
PLAINFIELD, N. J. 



DEPOSITS,$9io,ooo. 



SURPLUS, $72,000. 



WM. F. ARNOLD. Pre.sident H. G. RUNKLE, Vice-President 

A. C. STEBBINS, Vice-President JAMES C. POPE, Treasurer 

HOWARD A. POPE, Assistant Treasurer 



Money Deposited with us assists in building up of City and Borough. Open an account. 



Plainfield is laid oat with broad streets, shaded by stately trees, their spreading 
branches forming arches of green above. The houses stand well back from the 
street. F ine lawns stretch from the houses to the flag sidewalks and from these 
to the curb lines, giving the streets a spacious and park-like appearance. Shrub- 
bery and flowers add to the beauty of the ensemble. The residence streets are 
macadamized, while the business streets have recently been paved with Belgian 
brick pavements. The streets are kept scrupulously clean, and the regulations for- 
bidding the throwing of paper and other litter in the streets are strictly enforced 
and are sustained by public sentiment. Shade trees are everywhere, and their 
planting and care are supported by a liberal municipal appropriation and are in 
charge of a competent Shade Tree Commissioner. The artistic beauty of the setting 




Vhutu hii /'. Frank .itoiu, I'lamful 



M. C. A. Iraci( I'c 



in which the houses of Plainfield stand is added to by Green Brook, which 
winds its way through the heart of the city, the narrow stream widening at 
intervals into miniature lakes and making charming effects; while the healthfulness 
of Plainfield, which has commanded wide recognition for many years, has its 
foundation in natural conditions which have been wisely conserved with the growth 
of population. Plainfield stands on a broad plateau at an average height of 
one hundred and twenty-five feet above sea level, and the city is sheltered by 
surrounding hills. The formation is of glacial origin and the underlying strata 
of the plain on which the city stands are composed of dry sand and gravel. 
The air is dry and bracing. The hills to the east are a barrier against the damp 



BANKING 

TRUST 

SAFE DEPOSIT 

DEPARTMENTS 




ESTATES 
MANAGED 



THE PLAINFIELD TRUST COMPANY 

Was organized in 1902 and in the seven years since that time has built up a large business. 

To-day its deposits amount to $2,500,000. 

The Plainfieid Trust Company is not a local institution in the sense that caters only to 
the wants of local people, for by means of its banking by mail system it reaches not only 
the people of this state but of neighboring;' states as well. 

A% interest is paid on deposits of $5.00 or more in the Special Department, and the 
booklet " Banking by Mail" explains its methods. Write for a copy. 



ROTH CS, COMPANY 



NEW JERSEY'S LEADING BUTCHERS 



Telephone, 208-802 



132 E. Front Street 



Plainfieid, N. J. 



35 Markets in New Jersey 



NATIONAL MINING AND LEASING COMPANY 

One of The Largest in the Country 



Mines, Mining and Oil Prop rites Located in ih; Stales of 

MISSOURI, KANSAS, ARKANSAS, NEW MEXICO AND WYOMING 

Producers of Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Lubricating Oil, Coal, and Timber 



211 NORTH AVENUE, PLAINFIELD, N. J. 



salt air of the ocean ; and to the north the Watchung Mountains are a shield 
against the cold winds of winter. Two brooks which wind through the city 
carry off the surface water; and this natural drainage is supplemented by storm 
sewers laid by efficient engineers, the streets of the city being quickly dried after 
the heaviest rains. There is a splendid system of sanitary sewerage laid out 
by the best engineers and now embracmg over forty n-.iles of sewers. The 
sewage-disposal system, which was adopted with the approval of the State Board 




PlainfielJ-Norlh Plainfield Financial Imtiluliom 



of Sewerage Commissioners, embodies the latest discoveries in this direction. The 
filtration and disposal plants represent a municipal investment of over $200,000 ; 
and the results show that the investment was wisely made. 1 he two brooks 
which flow through the city are uncontaminated by sewage and their water has 
the crystal purity of the mountain streams by which they are fed. The city 
has a well-devised code of sanitary regulations, enforced by an efficient Board 
of Health and sustained by a sound public sentiment. Contagious diseases can 




Photo by P. Frank Stone, Plainfulu 



W atchung Avenue, LeaJng up to 




IL^im, 



sceni /I venue Presb))(crian Church 



(IKGANIZED ls7^ 

CITY NATIONAL BANK 

CORNER FRONT ST. AND PARK AVE. 
PLAIN FIELD. NEW JE RSEY 

CAPITAL $150,000.00 SURPLUS AND PROFITS $340,000.00 

{All Eurneil) 

\VM. P. SMITH, Vice-President 



LOUIS K. HYDE, President 

WM. F. ARNOLD, Vice-Pres't and Cashier 



ARTHUR M. CRONE, Ass't Cashier 



SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS. STORAGE VAULTS. 3% INTEREST ALLOWED 
ON BALANCES OF S;500.00 AND ABOVE. A SAVINGS DEPARTMENT ALSO 
WITH INTEREST AT 4%. ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. J* J* J* J(* 



Telephone, 392-J 

Wm. C. Smith 
Mason and Builder 

ESTIMATES FURNISHED 



48 Grandview Avenue 

PLAINFIELD, N. J. 
JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO 



^Y. TI. CLUM, 
ARCHITECT 

Parties intending building will 

find it to their interest 

to call on us. 



OFFICE, 

T»IvAINFIELI>, N. J. 
153 Park Avenue 

TEL. 801-11 



nnsFDENCK, 

DUNELLEN, N. J. 
TLiNCOLN Avenue 



G. E. COWLING 

Wholesale Confectioner 

Distributer of Leading Brands of Fine 

Chocolates and Specialties. Penny 

Goods. Vending Machines 



159 East Fourth Street 
Piainfield, N. J. 



never get a foothold in Plainficld, and epidemics are unknown. Garbage is prompt- 
ly removed, factory refuse is quickly disposed of, decomposing material is never 
allowed to accumulate, streets are kept free from littre, there are no foul alleys 
or filthy back yards. Nothing is allowed to exist that could breed or nourish 
disease-germs. 1 he sanitary regulations in regard to plumbing are most strmgent 
and are strictly enforced. So well are the regulations adhered to by builders, 
owners and plumbers that their enforcement has come to be little more than a 
matter of routine, yet the vigilance of the officials is never relaxed for a moment, 
and all plumbing work is carefully inspected by efficient and competent officers. 

The water-supply of 
Piainfield is most abun- 
cfant in quantity and in 
quality it is of unrivaled 
purity. It is drawn from 
deep, driven wells at the 
eastern end of the city 
where the geological for- 
mation is what is known 
as glacial terminal moraine. 
Far below the surface flow 
inexhaustible streams of 
the purest water. 1 his 
supply, which has been so 
fortunately provided by 
Nature and the existence 
of which was suggested to 
engineers by the geological 
formation, has been se- 
cured for all time to the 
people of Piainfield, with- 
out possibility of contami- 
nation. It is fi 1 t e r e d 
through successive layers of 
natural rock and is deliver- 
ed through the mains to all 
parts of the city and sub- 
urbs. The water-rates are 
reasonable and the supply is not affected by a protracted dry season, as is the case in 
so many places depending on surface streams or wells supplied by surface drainage. 
The growth and prosperity of Piainfield are stimulated by the operation of 
many flourishing industries, and the advantages of Piainfield as a manufacturing- 
location are abundantly demonstrated by the large number of first-class industrial 
plants which have located here solely because of favorable surroundings and 
conditions and were not influenced by bonuses or special concessions of any kind. 
The place was selected many years ago as a site for important industries, which 




I'h'jtij Ij'j I', t'ratik !>tij7u\ i'lainfichl. 

H. W. MARSHALL 

President Board of Trade 



Telephone, 86!) AV. 



Telephone, o^l) M. 5, 




VUIXAXIZIXG 

A 

.SPECIALTY 



JACK no UN Ell 

2G SOMERSET STREET PLAIXFIFXI). X. J- 



CLOTHING 



FOR 



c^JfTen, Women and Children, 

on CREDIT 

The Largest Credit House in this 
pari of the State 

The People's 

Credit Clothing Co. 

Over ADELBERG'S 
Cloak and Suit Store, 

129 E. Front St. 




OLD KING COAL 

Old King Coal is a cheery old soul, 

And a cheery old sou! is he ; 

Neither whifF from a pipe, nor qvnff from 
a bowl 

Can e'er such a conifoit be. 

Though the bleak winds blow, yet his 
heart's bright glow 

Warms the homes by his presence blest. 

And he'll come to one and all who on 
Geo. O. Stevens call 

Seven-forty-seven, Front Street, 
West. 



ESTABLISHED 1878 



H. G. YOUNG, Proprietor 



PLAINFIELD STEAM LAUNDRY 



547 EAST THIRD STREET 



Bet. Richmond and Berkman 



PLAINFIELD. N. J. 



Wagon Deliveries to all parts of the City, including Netherwood, Scotch Plains 

and Fanwood. 



YOUR PATRONAGE IS SOLICITED 



have grown to vast proportions and have likewise gained a world-wide reputation. 
Their success has attracted others and Plainfield is now a city of varied industries 
giving employment to several thousand people. It has, however, none of the 
objections associated with a manufacturing city, and the factory district has fea- 
tures in harmony with the general characteristics which have gained for Plainfield 
the proud title of the City Beautiful. Large, commodious, healthful, modern 
factory plants, with healthful surroundings for the workmen, both in their places of 
employment and in their homes, are found m happy combination. Plamfield has 
no slum district and no low groggeries. Its industries give employment to a large 

number of skilled me- 
chanics, men who earn 
good wages and who have 
a right idea of good liv- 
ing. They are men of 
high ideals in civic pride, 
personal conduct, and 
family life, and they are 
closely identified with the 
progress and development 
of Plainfield. A very 
large proportion of these 
wage-earners own their 
homes, and the large vol- 
ume of saving deposits in 
the banks is another evi- 
dence of the thrift of the 
employees in Plainfield 
industries. Some of them 
are landlords; and from 
the ranks of the wage- 
earners in Plainfield fac- 
tories have come some of 
the city's successful mer- 
chants. The advantages 
which years ago drew' 
manufacturers to Plainfield 
are now greater than ever 
before. Freight rates are favorable and the railroad facilities are excellent, 
with direct trunk line connections. The principal factory plants are alongside the 
railroads and have spur tracks over which cars are received direct. The labor 
supply is equal to all possible demands. The industries long in operation are 
of a wide variety of kind and character and consequently operatives trained in 
many occupations may be had without difficulty. There is a great deal of land 
along the railroads which is available for factory purposes, and can be had at a 
fair price for a desirable industry. For an enterprise not wholly in keeping with 




A. E. FORCE 
Preiidcni Mercbanti' Associalion 



GEORGE S. ROBSON 



Baker 



Celebrated Home-made Bread. Whole 

Wheat Bread a Specialty. RolLs, 

Buns and Cakes made to 

order. All goods made in 

plain sight 

237 Somerset Street 
Plainfield, N. J. 



JACOB A. FASS 

CLOAKS, SUITS AND FURS 



ail AVEST FRONT STREKT 
Plainfield, X. .1. 



TELEPHONE 897-L 

M. ABRAMS 

YOU CAN SAVE BY 
GETTING YOUR 

BOOTS, SHOES and RUBBERS 

HERE 



229-233 WEST FRONT ST. 

PLAINFIELD, N. J. 



H. B MacDONALD FREDERICK BREEN 

Proprietor Manager 

CENTRAL 
Livery and Boarding Stables 

115 E. SECOND STREET 

TELEPHONE 553 PLAINFIELD 

BRANCH OFFICE AND STABLE 
200 WEST SECOND STREET 



MARTIN EXPRESS CO. 

Shippers and Packers 

409 EAST 3d STREET 

"Phone, 663-L 
PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 



H. E. GAYLE 

HARDWARE CO. 

General Hardware 

STOVES. 

HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS 

ETC. 



FRONT ST. AND PARK AVE. 

PLAINFIELD, N. J. 



H. De MOTT 



LICENSED 



Undertaker and Embalmer 

OI-FICE AND RESIDENCE 

56 SOMERSET STREET 



OFFICER OF ALL CEMETERIES 
COACHES TO HIRE 



A. E. GIDDES, 

the leading Shoe 
Parlor, is where 
you can find high- 
class shoes in all the 
latest styles. Sorosis / 
and all other makes /— 
for all kinds of 
feet. 

COR. MADISON AVE. 
AND W. FRONT ST., 
Opposite P. 0. 

Visit 

GIDDES 
the busy 
corner. 




the standard of those already esfahlishcd here, or for one that would add to the 
population an undesirable element, land ]n Plainfield could not be purchased at 
any price. This fixed policy of the land-owners and the high spirit of civic 
pride which prevails, make a strong bulwark of protection against the entrance 
into Plainfield of anything which would injure the prestige of the city as an 
ideal residential town or detract anything from its beauty. 

Taxes are low in Plainfield. This is an advantage in which manufacturers 
and residents share. The great manufacturing plants along the railroads pay an 
aggregate amount of taxes which very materially reduces the assessment on resi- 
dential properties, and the 
burden of taxation rests 
easy in Plainfield. The 
magnificent system of pub- 
lic improvements which 
makes a fitting crown for 
this City Beautiful of 
New Jersey has been put 
through without extrava- 
gance. Plainfield has no 
municipal grafters. Every 
dollar collected in taxes is 
legitimately expended i n 
the public service. The 
assessed valuations for 
purposes of taxation are 
low, and the increased val- 
ues in improved properties 
with the vigorous growth 
of the city keeps the tax 
rate about the same, with 
adequate revenues for the 
maintenance and extension 
of the public improvements 
which add so much to the 
beauty of the city and to 
the comfort and conveni- 
ence of its people. In its 
municipal administration. Plainfield is particularly fortunate and it has long been 
known as one of the best governed cities in New Jersey. There is a healthy 
spirit of civic pride through the entire community. Representative men are chosen 
to public office, and men who have large personal concerns with pressing demands, 
or those whose wealth and position might incline them under other conditions to 
indifference to public affairs have no hesitation in responding when they are called 
upon to take part in municipal administration, and their influence is felt in all that 
tends to advance municipal progress. The thousands of commuters whose busi- 




Pholo ly P- Frank stone. Plninfuhl. 

EUGENE M. LAING 

Treasurer Board of Trade 



PLArNFIELD'S LEADING NEWSPAPER A- L, FORCE, EOITOH AND PROPRIETOR 



CYCLISTS* C ALE Nil A K 

Sun Rises 7 14 a. m. 
Sun Sets 4'33 |., m. 
Lanterns must I'e liyht 
ed at 5.33 p. m. 



The Daily Press. 



THE WEATHER 

Snow this afternoon: 
clear tonight; Sumlny 
fair and cold. 

Ther. 36. 



ESTABLISHED MAY 10,1887 PLAIXFIELD, N. -L. SATUUDAY, DECEMBEKlO, 1904 3c. A COPY— S5 A YEAR 



P. S. Dayton H. J. Nischwitz 

DAYTON & NISCHWITZ 

Dealers in 

Flour, Feed, Grain, Hay and Straw 

City Mills, 22 SOMERSET STREET, PLAINFIELD, N. J. 

Telephone, 249 

A. E. FORCE & CO. 



^lainficlU'g |3opular JScpartmcnt ^torc 

'Tfl^MfE invite Visitors to the Charter Day Celebration to 
^^i^^'^ make this store their headquarters. Make ap- 
pointments with your friends to meet them here. Every 
courtesy extended. Your parcels will be taken care of 
if you leave them with us. ,^ ti^ ^ ^ ,^ ,^ t^ 



C. F. FULMER 

Practical Machinist and Engineer 

Engine Rebuilding, Cylinder Piston and Ring Grinding 

Transmission Gears and Forcings in High 
Carbon, Chrome, Nickel and Vanadium Steels 

Expert Automobile Repairing 

415 SYCAMORE STREET, PLAINFIELD, N. J. 



ness interests are centered in New York, take a lively interest in the civic affairs 
of the beautiful city in which they reside. Citizens of the highest rank, com- 
muters and business men, serve in the City Council, and the mayors of Plainfield 
are always men of sterling worth, with high ideals of civic duty and practical 
experience in affairs. 1 he result of this co-operation of the best interests in the 
public service is shown in the splendid condition of every municipal department. 

With two dailies and two weeklies, Plainfield is well supplied with news 
mediums. One of the weeklies, 7"/ie Conslitutionalist, is the oldest of the quartet. 
It began publication in 1 868, with its present editor, Albert L. Force, and his 

brother, the late William 
Force, in charge. The 
first daily to be establish- 
ed was the Netvs, which 
was founded in 1 884 by 
T. W. Morrison. In 
1887 the Consiilutionalist 
office began publisiiing the 
Dail^ Press. Frank W. 
R u n y o n, now retired, 
started The Courier, a 
daily, in 1 890. and in 
1 894 the Courier and 
Nervs merged. The 
Courier - Aden's and the 
Press have grown with 
the community, and both 
publications issue now 
from plants that are 
equipped with thoroughly 
up-to-date mechanical fa- 
cilities. The youngest of 
the four papers is the 
A'orf/i Plainfield RevieTV, 
which is issued weekly in 
North Plainfield Borough. 
It was founded in 1 898 
by Harry H. Webb. Mr. 
Webb recently retired from the management. Mr. Force, dean of the active 
newspaper men of Union County, and one of the oldest in the State, is editor 
and manager of both the Press and The Constitutionalist. The editor and 
manager of the Couricr-A'cn's is Charles Hamilton Frost. 1 he paper passed 
from the hands of Mr. Runyon to the Courier-News Publishing Co. in 1904. 

When you say the Plainfield-North Plainfield Board of Trade — you speak 
of the largest representative civic body in this community. Organized some 
twenty years ago by the most prominent business men of that time, the board 




rh„:u hi, I 



PROF. A. S. HERR 
Sccrclar)f Board of Trade 



ESTABLISHED OVER 30 YEARS 

SA nr hpth^ T Q' PIANO 
Jrv 1 1 £L<J-^0 STORE 

PIANOS RENTED, SOLD FOR CASH AND 
INSTALMENTS. REPAIRING IN ALL ITS 
BRANCHES, TUNING, POLISHING, ETC. 



A PLAYER PIANO with perfect 
^^ expression. Whatever music 
you desire you can be certain of 
imparting the composer's original 
beauty with your own individual 
expression through a verv simple 
arrangement of expression levers and 
buttons, a triumph of the 

BEHNING PLAYER PIANO 

Remarkable for its simplicity, me- 
chanical perfection, and rich, pure 
musical quality of tone that places it above all competitors. 
Hear it render the most difficult pieces. 




DECKER 

PIANOS 



Have been before the musical public 
for over half a century, are one of 
the few standard pianos that appeal 
to musicians for purity of tone and 

touch. Durability is assured by reason of the greatest care 

in construction and material. 



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Prices from .$250 to $350. You 

should hear this piano played before buying. 

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108 NORTH AVENUE 

TELEPHONE 1314 PLAINFIELD, N. J. 



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has continually striven to promote the commercial, industrial and social well-being 
of the city and borough and along these lines it has met with success and ad- 
versity, and often in the face of discouraging conditions it has persisted in its 
work until the end sought had been accomplished. Among the attainments can 
be numbered the extension of the trolley to the extreme east and west ends of 
the city, making a direct line between Dunellen and Scotch Plains, and in a south- 
erly direction as far as Hillside Cemetery. It has kept alive an agitation for a 
better water supply, a better electric light and gas service, better trolley service 
and railroad express and freight service, brick pavement for the business section 
and macadam for every city and borough street. Since the date of its inception 




The Recently Completed High School, PlainfielJ 



the Board of Trade has advocated the construction of a trolley road between 
Plainfield, South Plainfield, New Market and Metuchen, but the fact that the 
country through which the road would pass is so sparsely settled has caused 
financiers to hesitate before investing in the proposition. Two years ago the 
State Legislature passed a limited franchise act, and this may interfere with the 
construction of the road for many years to come. The Board of Trade realizes 
that an organization of such wide representation always has an interest to safe- 
guard: and since there is no public park or playground here, it will take up 
the matter of providing a place where children can seek wholesome recreation in 
the open air, safe and away from the dangers that menace them on the streets. 



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Real Estate 

Insurance in all its Branches 

Surety Bonds 
t^oney to Loan 
Rents Collected 

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ESTABLISHED 1872 




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There are many reasons why. 
" Jisk prominent Plainfielders. " 

PLAINFIELD BUSINESS COLLEGE 

AND SCHOOL OF ENGLISH 

WoodhuU & Martin Building. 



A RELIABLE and PROGRESSIVE school. "The Place to 
Get a Business Education. " Hicrhly esteemed for its EFl'^EC- 
TIVE EN(;LISH TRAINING; THOROUGHNESS in B(JOK- 
KEEPING. MATHEMATICS, SHORTHAND, TYPEWRITING, 
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Its MORAL TONE, conducive to CHARACTER-BUILDING, 
appeals to CLEAR-THINKING PARENTS. The patronage of 
(iOOD PEOPLE solicited. Call or write for further information. 

A. S. HERR, Principal and Proprietor 




High School, North PlainftelJ 



It will also strive to bring 
about a more just and 
equitable system of taxa- 
tion and will endeavor, 
by every legitimate means, 
to secure more industries, 
encourage and promote 
building and the develop- 
ment of real estate. The 
board has already planned 
for a campaign of civic 
education and to this end 
city officials have express- 
ed a willingness to address the board meetings at stated periods and tell just 
how the local government is run and what it costs to run it. The officers of the 
Board of Trade are: President, Harry W. Marshall; first vice-president, Edmund 
Rushmore; second vice-president, B. F. Coriell ; secretary, A. S. Herr; treasurer. 
E. M. Laing; executive committee, Herman Schwed, J. F. McDonald, F. A. 
Duttenhofer, J. V. E. Vanderhoof and Francis K. .Anderson. The meetings are 
held on the first Thursday of every month in Exempt Firemen's Hall. The or- 
ganization has a membership of 200 representative citizens and business men. 

Another local body exercising a healthful influence in the community is the 
Merchants" Association, presided over by Arthur E. Force. While the field 
of operations of this organization is necessarily more restricted than the Board 
of Trade's, yet it endeavors at all times to pursue a course in unison with the 
upbuilding of the city, and it is regrettable that the two organizations before this 
have not discovered a common ground upon which they might amalgamate. Pos- 
sibly this in time may come 
about, and when it docs 
the commercial, residential 
and industrial life will be 
much more strengthened 
and enlarged. However, 
as it stands, Plainfield 
owes a huge debt of grati- 
tude to its press, its Board 
of Trade and its Mer- 
chants' Association. The 
gentlemen connected with 
all three of these civic 
bodies are clean-cut and 
thorough. The Plainfields. 
to-day, stand as a fitting 
exemplification of what 
these men have striven for ., ,„„^ Mcmor,^, ^napd 




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^ We don't need this space to 
talk to our customers, hut we 
cheerfully utilize it to make an 
impression upon those who 
ought to be our customers. 



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PJainiield's Best and Busiest Stioe Store 127 EAST FRONT STREET 




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(Successor to S. W. FRUCHT) 

DEALER IX 

Bicycles, Sundries and Auto- 
mobile Supplies. Musical In- 
struments, Sporting Goods. 
Expert Repairing : : : : : 

224 W. Front St., Plainfield, N.J. 

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and accomplished and the 
Plainfields of to-morrow 
will do honor to the re- 
membrance of these men 
who have given their best. 
Plainfield has a most 
efficient lire protection. 
The foundation of this is 
I lie abundant water sup- 
ply, which is distributed to 
all parts of the city. The 
engines are capable of 
protecting the highest 
buildings in the citv. 
There is a paid lire depart- 
ment with a well-deserved reputation and the latest and best apparatus. 

The police department in Plainfield is not excelled in efficiency in any city of 
the size, and its equipment is up-to-date in every respect. Members of the force 
are specially selected for their fitness and the discipline is thorough. Every street 
is constantly patrolled by uniformed men and the night patrol is especially vigilant. 
The detective force is composed of picked men and has made an excellent record. 
Criminals who attempt to 
make Plainfield a field of 
operations are quickly de- 
tected. 

Plainfield is justly 
proud of its schools, which 
are not excelled in New- 
Jersey, or for that matter, 
in any state. There are 
eleven public schools, 
housed in modern build- 
ings and with a teaching 
force which is unexcelled 
in efficiency. The build- 
ings have every conveni- 
ence, the new- ones being 
examples of the latest ad- 
vance in school architec- 
ture, and the older ones 
have been remodeled and 
brought up-to-date. The 
sanitary arrangements are 
the best that can be pro- Crccn Brook 







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Weighs loss than -1000 poun<l<, iii;ii]f uf th(? same material as the highest gradr 
cars. It reguii-es les*? iniwt-i- ti liiivr it than doos the 4U00 pound automobile — 
that is a saviug in operating and lepair expenses. It is not neeessary to use a 
hig engine to get sutficicut power, provided all other parts are designed t" 
harmunize with the engine size as in the Car of Class. It.s power will drive 
tlie car from 45 to oO miles the liunr ■u- up any hill. It makes IS miles un 
a gallon of gasolene. 




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gas lamps .filcr.O; and with top $17-'". All pri-'-.-s f. o. I). DetroU. 

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Plainfield Auto Sales Co. 

118-120 MADISON AVE. 

Agency for the Herreshoff Car, Manufactured Exclusively for the 
Harry S. Iloiii't Co., New York City. 

RENTING, ACCESSORIES, GASOLINE, OIL, MICHELIN TIRES AND 
TUBES, REPAIRING. 

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cured and in all the buildings special attention is given to light and ventilation. 
Ample provision is made for playgrounds and the health of the children is given 
special care, both in the equipment of the bu:ldings and in the arrangement of 
studies. The public school system is graded from kindergarten to high school, 
and in each grade the system of instruction follows the most approved modern 
methods, special attention being given to the essentials of education in the prac- 
tical preparation for life or for the higher institutions of learning. There arc 
two high schools, both in handsome buildings, one erected at a cost of $125,000. 
In the college preparatory course pupils are fitted to enter any of the universities 

and colleges, and Plain- 
field High School gradu- 
ates have made a splendid 
record. The Plainfield 
Business College gives a 
practical preparation for 
commercial life. There 
are private schools giving 
the e.xclusiveness which so 
many families desire and 
having a high educational 
prestige, such as the Har- 
tridge School in particular. 
Excellent parochial schools 
are maintained by the Ro- 
man Catholic Church and 
the Convent of Mount St. 
Mary. Taken as a whole 
the educational facilities in 
Plainfield are first-class in 
every respect. 

The Plainfield Public 
Library occupies a cen- 
trally located building on 
Park Avenue. The up- 
p;r floor is devoted to an 
art gallery, which contains 
a choice collection of pictures, butterflies and coins and an exceptionally rare 
clo'fonne collection. The library contains over 30,000 volumes. An important 
feature of the library is the George H. Babcock Scientific Collection, which was 
founded by a bequest of a well-known citizen of Plainfield, whose memory is 
cherished. This collection includes a most comprehensive list of works on engi- 
neering. The library is distinctively a Plainfield institution in its inception and in 
its development, and it is supported by an annual appropriation of the City Coun- 
cil. Special work is done with schools, factories and study club?, and the library 
is steadily extending its usefulness. 




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(INCORPORATED" 




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Hay, Straw 

and Coal 



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Plainfield, N. J. 



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National Association for the Study and Education of Exceptional Children 

An incorporated society, not for pecuniary profit, and devoted to the promotion of a national move- 
merit for the solution of the problem of the exceptional child. 

It maintains ; 

a The Crotzmann School for Nervous and Atypical Children. Maximilum P. E. Groszmann. 
Ph. I). Director. (Feeble-minded, insane, epileptic, or otherwise clearly abnormal children are not 
accepted.) 

b. Special Course for Teachers of Exceptional Children. Intended for teachers plannms to take 
charge of ungraded classes in the Public Schools. 

c. Physiological and Psychological Laboratory Devoted to research on the problem of the e.x- 
ceptional child, . . .., 

d. Publicity Bureau. For the distribution of literature on society proceedings and scientific 
monoKraphs. ... 

Fur particulars on the general scope of the As.sociation or any of its activities, address 

Secretary N. A. S. E. E. C. "Watchunf; Crest" Plainfield, N. J. 



The ^ oung Men's Christian Association has a beautiful and well-equipped 
building on East Front Street, with a large assembly hall, gymnasium, reading and 
social rooms. 

The Muhlenberg Hospital on Park Avenue is an unsectarian institution, 
managed by a \\ omens Auxiliary Board, and supported by voluntary con- 
tributions. It was incorporated in 1877. Land was given by the late Jacob 
Male and in I 880 a building was erected to which additions have since been made. 

Other institutions in Piainfieid are a Children's Home, Day Nursery, Home 
for Aged \X'omen, Relief and Organized Aid Association and Salvation Army 
Barracks. 

The churches in Piainfieid command special attention by reason of their num- 
ber and the many fine buildings. There are more than three times as many 




Co. K., Second Regiment 

Co. K. WM intlilut d Fetniary 27. 1901 . It w«i mmtfred intoicrvicc by Genera] Quincey 0*M. Gilmore. ihcn Colo- 
nel of the Second Rfprrrnl. The prraent officen are: Captain. Harry B. Kilchell; fim heutrnanl. ChaHe* A. Petenon; 
second lieutenant. Albert I. Liltell; fir*; lerseanl. Nathaniel H. Hort; quartermaster sergeant. George L. Apgar; second ser- 
geant. Oliver R. Pearson, Jr.; t'-ird sergeant. Alfred R, Tranchand; fourth sergrant. Qarrnce H. Bilyru; fifth sergeant, 
Arthur R. Phillips; Corporals. James B. Conlding. Jamea L. Nila. l-eRoy DeCamp. Harry J. Manning. Philip E. Winter, 
J. Arthur Dow. 

churches as saloons and in no city in the State is church attendance more general 
or more regular. All denominations are represented and the churches are very 
liberally supported. Several of the buildings are magnificent models of church 
architecture. The numerous church societies are an important factor in the social 
life. 

Taken in all its aspects the social life in Piainfieid is such as appeals particularly 
to people of culture and refinement. Music and the fine arts are well appreciated. 
Musical, literary and dramatic clubs have a large membership. There are two 





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77ie Plainfield Sanitarium 

Established in 1876, has had ii years of uninterrupted success in the 
treatment of chronic and nervous diseases. 



Justus H. Cooley, M. D. 



Roger Logan Cooley, M. D. 



TELEPHONE 1017W 



W. H. FORRISTEL. manager 



OFF PARK AVE. 
NEAR HILLSIDE CEMETERY 



Plainfield, N. J. 



Telephone Connections 



CLARKHURST FARMS 



Dairy Products 



122 North Avenue 



A.T. JORDAN 

DlSTRfBUTOR 



Plainfield, N. J. 



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Few Moments 

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large social clubs, the Plainfleld and the Park. There is a Hunt Club, a Riding 
and Driving club, a Kennel club, and a Harness Racing Association. There are 
two Women's Clubs. The picturesque grounds of the Hillside Tennis and Golf 
Club are unsurpassed for beauty and for the care which is taken in maintaining 
them. The Plainfield and Park Clubs have splendid clubhouses, golf links and 
tennis courts. The principal social functions are held at the Casino, which is in 
constant use through the season for receptions, dances, concerts, lectures, etc. 
The Casino has a social hall with a seating capacity of five hundred and a well- 
equipped stage. 

All city conveniences are enjoyed in Plainfield, and as a place of residence 
Plainfield appeals most forcibly to city families of means. By locating here 




The HarlriJgc School Rccilalion Hell. H'esl Seventh Street 



they lose none of the comforts of city life, get 'rid of the many objectionable 
features which are unavoidable in a big city, and find the perfection of home 
comfort. For New \'ork business and professional men Plainfield is especially 
convenient. The railroad service is excellent with an almost constant succession 
of fast trains to and from New York all day long. Many trains make the trip 
between Plainfield and New York without stop. There are four railroad sta- 
tions within the city limits and upwards of one hundred trains stop at Plainfield 
daily. The distance to New York is twenty-four miles and commuters' trains 
make the trip in forty-five minutes, including ferry. The commutation rate to 
and from New \'ork is $7.60 a month, about twenty-five cents for the round 





HE career of Marshall's Laundry is an interesting one, in 
that it demonstrates what can be accomplished through strict 
business integrity. The business was first started on Octo- 
ber 13, 1890, at 122 East Front Street, but it was soon ap- 
parent that larger quarters were necessary, and a handsome 
new building was erected o.i the old site which is used solely for laundry 
purposes. The equipment consists of one 100 horse-power boiler, while a 
20 horse-power engine furnishes the motive power. The lighting is done 
by a 20 horse-power dynamo. Marshall's Laundry employs 22 persons 
and has fairly won an env'able place among the substantial business insti- 
tutions (if Plainfield. 



A. M. RUNYON CS, SON 



UNDER TAKERS 



402 PARK AVENUE 



PLAINFIELD, N. J. 



trip. This accessibility to the metropolis 
has brought to Plainficld hundreds of New- 
York business and professional men. 

Piainfield also has an excellent trolley 
service. All sections of the city are reached 
by trolley lines. A main line passes through 
the whole length of the city, with four 
branches, giving through service west to 
Somcrville and east to Newark, there con- 
necting with trolley lines to New ^'ork and 
with all North Jersey lines. South from 
Piainfield trolley lines run to New Bruns- 
wick, Trenton and Philadelphia. These 
trolley lines have opened up a rich suburban 
territory which is now being rapidly de- 
veloped. 

There are between forty and fifty miles 
of macadamized streets in Piainfield. These fine roadways are not confined to 
the thickly settled portions, but stretch out into the suburbs and connect with the 
excellent roads for which Union County is famous. Leading in all directions, 
these roads form a continuous series of smooth, hard-surfaced highways, ideal 
for driving, cycling and automobiling, making Piainfield a favorite resort for 
coaching parties and automobile tourists. This is fully attested by the wondrous 
display of "wagons" seen daily in and about its thoroughfares. 




Ex-Mayor L. V. F. Randolph 




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Valley}. Ten Minutes by Auto From Plainfield 

WASHINGTON ROCK SPRING WATER 




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PLAINFIELD: BY WAY OF 
COMPARISON 

By John A. Gaffnev. 

TF there is anything that has contributed to the rapid growth and development 
* of Piainfield more than the beautiful valley in which it is located, and the 
surrounding country, it is the absence of railroad grade crossings. Many years 
ago, when John Taylor Johnston was president of the Cemtral Railroad, and came 
to Piainfield to live, he realized that if the place was to become of any importance 
as a community the tracks must be elevated. He proposed the elevation, eliminating 




Water ToU'ci 



four of Ptainficld's Ariilocralic Cluhi 



thirteen grade crossings within the confines of the city. There was considerable 
opposition to the plan, at the time, but through the influence and co-operation of 
a number of property owners, the project was carried out. Before the tracks 
were elevated, the railroad station was a frame building with a saloon in one sec- 
tion of it. There were but few trains running in those days, and the schedule 
was very irregular. A bell in the cupola of the station was rung by the agent 
to notify the inhabitants when a train arrived. Mr. Johnston induced a number 



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at Wescott's 

115 East Front Street 



of wealthy New Workers to locale here, and since then the city has grown con- 
tinuously from a population of about 4,000 to the thirty thousand inhabitants it 
has to-day. Mr. Johnston's plan of making the train service equal to the needs 
of the community is still carried out by the officials of the Central Railroad, and 
that is why Plainfield enjoys a forty-five minute service to Broadway. 

In 1820, the town had increased its population to 430, and had 68 houses. 
In 1830 it had 700 population and 102 houses. In 1835, 1.030 inhabitants, 138 
houses. There were ten hat factories, two less than in 1812, but much larger, 
and these had an output of $80,000 worth of hats annually. The payroll 
amounted approximately to $12,000. and high wages and trade unions were 
unheard of then. In addition to the hat industry there were six tailoring estab- 
lishments turning out $60,000 worth of clothing annually, with a payroll 
amounting to $9,000. Two drygoods stores, one grocery, three shoe stores, one 




Another Vica of Front Sircel 

wheelwright shop, two drug stores, one harness-maker, one watch-maker, one 
bakery, one printing-office and one fire insurance company constituted the mercantile 
and commercial enterprise of the town. There was also one lawyer. Between 
the years of 1805-7 the salary of the postmaster was approximately ten dollars 
annually. In 1818 the first arch bridge was built over Green Brook on what 
was then called the mountain road, now Somerset Street. Before the bridge was 
erected it was necessary to go lower down to the dam, cross at a ford, and 
then turn back to the mountain road. 

The mails were carried by stage coaches running between Flemington and Eliza- 
bethtown and passing through Somerville, "Quibbletown." New Market, Plainfield 
and Springfield. The coaches passed each way three times a week, until 1838 
when the railroad was built. 



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OUR WORK IS MORE THAN SATISFACTORY 
—IT PLEASES. OUR CUSTOMERS SAY SO 



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JOB, BOOK AND COMMERCIAL PRINTERS 

Publishing House or BABCOCK BUILDING 

A^ericsn Sabb.,h Tract Society PLAINFIELD 
< Seventh-day Baptist^ 



W. W. DUNN 



FANCY AND STAPLE 

GROCERIES 

TABLE LUXURIES, TEAS, COFFEES AND CHOICE BUTTER 

COR. DUER ST. AND LINCOLN PLACE 

TELEPHONE CONNECTION PLAINFIELD. N. J. 



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Ideal all-the-year-round resort in picturesque country, 
near New York, near golf linl^s. Beautijul drives 

Also Truell Inn and Truell Court 

Write for 'Particulars MRS. JOHN R. TRUELL, 'Plainfield, N. J. 



L. B. WOOLSTON J- F. BUCKLE i 



WOOLSTON & BUCKLE 



Painters and Decorators 



145 NORTH AVENUE PLAINFIELD, N. J. 




JOHN A. GAFFNEY 

Originator of the Charter Day Celehration 

\1ocemcnt. 



That Plainfield has always been an in- 
dustrial centre is proven by historical facts, 
as witness the growth of the hat industry. 
The first hat factory was erected on the 
banks of Green Brook by John Wilson in 
the year 1 808. At this time there were 
only 1 58 inhabitants in the village, and 
they lived in twenty houses. In 1812 
twelve hat factories were in operatic , 
turning out annually $60,000 worth of 
merchandise. The population of the place 
was then 215. Instead of the hat fac- 
tories and grist mills of forty years ago, 
machine shops are now the main industries. 
The largest of these is the Niles-Bement- 
Pond Machine Tool Company plant. The 
Scott and Potter printing press companies 
are located here. The Quincy-Manchester- 
Sergeant Machine Company, the Manga- 
nese Safe Company, Rushmore Dynamo 
Works, Vacuum Cleaner Company and many 
others contribute to the city's industries. 

Plainfield is surrounded by a rich agri- 
cultural district, with well-kept farms. 



whose fields of ripening grain present a 
picture of nature's grandeur that is pleasing 
to the eye. The country is traversed by 
macadam roads, affording great facilities 
for good automobiling, cycling and driving. 
Two miles from the city is Spring Lake, 
sometimes called New Market Pond, a 
body of spring water two miles in length, 
and a quarter of a mile wide. Here those 
who like to boat and fish can enjoy them- 
selves in an atmosphere of rest and quiet 
that obtains in few other sections of the 
State. Two miles in a northwesterly direc- 
tion is Washington Rock on top of the 
Watchungs. From this spot the surround- 
ing country for a distance of thirty miles is 
visible to the naked eye. A well-found- 
ed tradition is that General Washington 
viewed the operations of the British at 
Perth Amboy from the top of this ro:k. 




MISS EDITH KUTZ 
Abu Assistant to Charter Da}f Committee 



PLAIN FIELD— NORTH PLAINFIELD 
CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION 

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 
JULY 5, 6, 7, 1909 

Auspices of the Board of Trade 

Gexerai. Committee: 

Capt. Wm. C. Smith, General Chairman. A. S Ikrr. Seeretary. 

v.. M. Laing. Treasurer. 

Warren B. Travcll. J A. Gaffncy. 

B. Frank Coricll. L. B. Woolston. Arthur E. Force. 

J. Hervey Doane. Walter Apgar. 'P. R Van Zaiidi. 



(OFFICIAL PROGRAM) 



PLAINFIELD-NORTH PLAINFIELD 
CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION 



MONDAY - TUESDAY 
JULY 5-6-7 



WEDNESDAY 

1909 



rieury Mursball, 
Cliis. L. Hiilstcin, 
H. M. Holder. 
Julin F. Green, 
John M. Ix'wiu. 
E. George Wilson. 



Hornce J. Morlin. 
Benjnmin I.a Vere. 
M. C. Van Arsdale. 
M. II. Ewiirt. 
Frank L. Holt. 



C. J. Flsk. 
Ual|ih L. Morrow, 
AUxauJer Milne, 
Herbert Buxton, 
Samuel Toxvnsend, 



Lieut. Peterson. 
Tliouins J. Hughes. 
H'-race G. Adams. 
Ge*trce A. Hallantyne. 
Capt. WilUnm Hand. 



Frank L. Holt. 
Fred E. Smith. 
Corra Ryno. 
Albert Paogborn. 



David B'idlne. 
M. D. O'K.'efe, 
S. Shepherd. 
James Voorhees, 
J. F. Buckle, 



OrBiini^itioii Coiumltee. 

Warren B. Travell, th'lirman. 
T. Dorris. 
F. E. Conshea. 
Hugh Uellly. 
Dr. It. D. Tomllnsnn. 
e. Can field. 

.MuHic C'Kiniiiittee 

B. Frank Corrlell. < h'jirman. 
\V. E. Stelnnlnger. 
George Hall, 
S. P. T. Wilbur. 
Charles C. Uandolph, 

Fiiinnce Committee. 

E. M. Idling. Chairman. 
\\. L. Smalle.v. Jr. 
John J. Kenne.v. 
Hugh A. Todd. 
M. F. Ehlerton. 
Charles II. Dunham. 

Pnrnde Coniiiiitee. 
J. Hervey Doane. Chnirman. 
James Newman. 
P. R. Winn. 

E. P. T. Smith. 
Edmund Uushmore, 
Sanford Iloblnson. 

KlreworkH Committee. 
I-. B. Woulstou. chairman. 
Charles A. Herring. 

F. A. Dnttenhofer, 
David J. Carney, 

Grnnil Stnn<I Committee. 

Walter Apgar. I'hdirman. 
I'. E. Neylon. 
Warren To\vn!ey. 
William Dorfllnger. 
George Summers. 



I. N. Wj-ckolT, 
L. G. Collins, 
E. J. .MeCann, 
Harry Moulton, 
W. II. Harding. 



James Dodd. 
W. A. Woodruff, 
John R. .McCormlck, 
Arthur Dow. 



George J. Tobin, 
Henry L. Hall, 
Wm. Newcorn, 
B. J. Schreiner, 
H. W. .Marshall. 



Stephen II. Sehllef, 
Henry WocKlland, 
John Downing, 
I. L. .McVoy. 



E. V. Lorton, 
Walter Chandler, 
E. F. Champ'ln, 
Chas. 0. Davis. 



S. P. MeDonough, 
F. G. Welsh. 
Rudolph Kani|)f, 
Daniel Guinea. 



Publicity Committee. 

John A. Gaffn-y. Chairman. B. L. Morrow. 



Decoration Committee. 

A. E. Force, Chairman. 
David T. Allen. 
A. J. Stiglltz. 



Fred Winn. 
Charles Wilson. 
Dr. M. L. Clawson, 



HerU'rt E. Parker. 
Thomas Meaney. 
Harry Coddlngton. 

CItlzenH' Committee. 

Mayor Charles J. Flsk. Plalnfleld. May..r Samuel Townsend. North Plalnfleld. 
Ralph L. .Morrow. Secretary. 
This Committee Ib composed of 10(> pr"nnnenl citizens of Plalnfleld North Plalnfleld. 



PrIntInK Committee. 

T. K. Van Zandt. Chairman. 
Harry Werner. 
Arthur G. Adams. 



Charles Grannatt. 
John J. Bines. 
Joseph McCoe. 

BadBe Committee. 

Morris Van Arsdale. Chairman. F. A. Dultenhofer. 



A. I.. Conant. 
John H. Doane. 
C. W. Splccr, 
F. O. Ball, 
Dr. R. Stevens, 



A- B. Dunham. 



Athletic Committee. 

G. L. Llstman. Chairman. 
Russel J. Laurence. 
Joseph W. Gavett, 
Llndsey Best. 
B. J. Phelps. 

Bicycle Committee. 

Jack Horner, chairman. 
r. C. Halter!e. 



David B. .Martin, 
Frank W. M<irse. 
J. F. Sheppard, 

Herman Schwcd. 



Harry Runyon. 
Samutd BIngamln. 
George C. M. Smith. 
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(;iMi<-rnl Parudc: lO:00 A. M. 

Marshal. Ciipt. William Hand. 
Form on E. Seventli Street, right resting on Crcs- 
•cent Avenue. Seveutti to Park, to N'ortli. to Wat- 
cbiing. to Front, to Orove. to Prospeet. to Wash- 



Monday Morning, fitly S, ot JO a. m. 

Ington. to Willow, to OrcUard Place, to Bockvlew, 
to Grove, to Park Place, to Somerset, to Front, to 
Park, to Second, to Central, to Eighth, to Crescent, 
to E. Seventh and disband. 

Annmincer. Frank Hlckey. 



.\thletlc Events. 

2:30 P. .M.. East 7th St. and Watchiini; Ave. 
Events, closed to Plalnfleld. North Plalndeld. South 
Plalnfleld. Dunellen and Scotch Plains: lOO-yard 
Dash. 1 .Mile Run. .3 Mile Run. lOO-Yard. 2- 
Man Carrying Race (each man to be carried 50 
yards). ?4-.MIle Obstacle Race. Base-ball Throwing 
(for distance). Special Events: 60-Yard Dash (closed 
to boys under 16 years of age). 1 Mile Relay (4 
■men). Closed to Sunday School Athletic League. 
Open Events: 220-Yard Dash. 1 .Mile Relay (4 
men). Prizes: Gild Medals for 1st. Sliver .Medals 
tor 2nd. Bronze Medals for 3rd. Handsome Sliver 
Cups to Winning Relay Teams. 

Open Air Celebration 
at City Park. F.ighth Street and Arlington Ave., 3:30 
P. M. Programme : Overture by brass band. 
■Opening Addresses by Mayor Charles J. Flsk. of 
Plainfleld and Mayor Samuel Townsend. of North 
"Plalnfleld. Comedy Overture. "Keler Bela." by 



Monday Afternoon, al 2.30 p. m. 

Charter-Day Orchestra. Chorus and Orchestra. 
America." Address, Mr. L. V. F. Randolph. Ex- 
.Mnyor of Plalnfleld. Chorus and Orchestra. "Bat- 
tle Hymn of the Republic." Address. Mr. Samuel 
S. Swackhamer. of North Plalnfleld. Chorus and Or- 
chestra. "Hall Columbia." Address. Mr. James E. 
Martine. of Plalnfleld. Chorus and Orchestra "Star 
.-Spangled Banner. Finale: March, "Victorious Na- 
tion." Lincoln, by Charter-Day Orchestra. 

Speakers, Mr. L. V. V. Randolph, the oldest liv- 
ing E:c-mayor of Plalnfleld, Mr. Samuel S. Swack- 
hamer. and Mr. James E. Martine. Singing by the 
pupils of Plalnfleld and .North Plalnfleld Schools, ac- 
companied by the Charter-Day Orchestra. Mr. J. Ed- 
mund Skirr. Musical Director. Citizens' C^ommlttee: 
Chairmen Entertainment Committee, Mayor Charles J. 
Flsk. of Plalnfleld. N. J.. Mayor Samuel Townsend. 
of North Plalnfleld, N.J. Chairman. Committee of 
Speakers. Mr. W. R. Cock. Chairman Musical Com* 
mittee. Mr. T. W. T. Maxwell. 



^fonda\ 

Rnnd Concert nnil KireworkH. 

Vere's Band. Concert beginning 7:15 P 



Evening, at 7.15 p. m. 

Fireworks at S:15 P. M. 
M. iK'tween Wi.low and Myrtle 



On West End Avenue. 
.\venue3. 



Tuesday Afternoon, 

Autoinohile Parade, 2:00 P. M. 

Marshal. Alexander Milne. Aides. F. L. C. Mar- 
tin. Allen B. Lalng. G. R. Morris. A. C. Thompson. F. 
■C. Ard, H. W. Marshall. F. O. Ball. H. A. Todd. 

Form on West End Avenue, right resting on Front 
Street. From Front to West Seventh, to Belvldere. 
to Watchung. to Crescent, to Park, to Prospect, to 
Hillside, to Evergreen, to Park, to Randolph Road, 
to Central, to Stellc, to Plalnfleld, to Front, to Syca- 
more, to Myrtle, to Gerard, to Willow, to Washing- 
ton, to Linden, to Grove, to Park Place, to Watchnng. 
to Falrview. to W*estervelt. to Manning, to Norwood. 
to East Front, to Terrll Road, to South Avenue, to 
■Watchung. to Front, to Grove, to Rockvlew. to West 
End Avenue, to bridge and disband. 1st prize. Sil- 
ver cup presented by Plalnfleld Courier-News. 2nd. 
Rushmore Generator, presented by Rushmore Dynamo 
Works. 3rd. Dash-Board Clock, presented by Plaln- 
fleld Auto-Tlre Co. 



Charter-Day Hill Climb immediately after au- 
tomobile parade). Distance: Seven^tenths of a mile 
over Johnston's Drive. Open to all comers, amateur 
and professional, private owners, and dealers. 

All cars classed as per catalog selling price. Four 
class contests. Two free-for-all events. Entrance fee 
^2.00. Mall entries close July 31h. 190'J. Post 



filly 6, at 2.00 p. m. 

••nlrles may he made. Send entry to F. J. Titus, 
Manager Hill Climb. 238 Park Avenue. Plalnfleld, N, 
J. Prizes will Include handsome gold medals for win- 
ners and sliver medals for the cars finishing second. 
Suitable third prizes. 

First event. — For cars, catalog sellng price of 
which, with equipment, not to eiceeil $1,100. Sec- 
onil event : For cars, catalog selling price and less 
than $1,100 and not exceeding $1,50. 

Thirrl event: For cars, catalog selling price not to 
lie less than $1,850 and not exceeding $3,000. 
Fourth event : For cars, catalog selling price not to 
he less than $3,000 and upwards. Fifth event : Free 
for all runabouts. AH classes regardless of selling 
price. Sixth event: No entry fee. Fres for all. 
For winners of previous events. Gold medal winner, 
silver me<lal 2nd. bronze medal 3rd. 

Rules: Mufflers can bo removc<l. 2. Mudguards can 
lie removed. 3. Top can Iw removed. 4. Lamps can 
be removed. 5. Each contesting car must carry one 
passenger with driver. 6. All cars after climbing 
hill must return by road running to left at top of 
hill after passing finishing iwlnt. 7. All cars will be 
timed electrically. 8. Ruling of Referee appointed to 
be final In luatter ot decisions, protests, etc.. etc. 
9. In case entry Is made of "Steamer." a Special 
F.vent will be inaugurated at the Course 



Tuesday Evening, al <V />. m. 

Band Concert. La Vere's Band, at 8 o'clock. West End Avenue, between Willow and Myrtle. 

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JUL l 



1909 



PROGRAMME— Con/muet/ 



Wednesday Afternoon, July 7, at 2 P.M. 

Poster Contest Committee: Harry Runyon, Chair- 
man, Dr. R. S. Stevens, J. H. Doane. Posters to 
be used in connection with advertising the Charter- 
Day Celebration Athletic Carnival. 

Prizes awarded: .fS.UO gold piece, 1st, winner. Le- 
vinia Hand, 34 Fairvlew Ave., N. P. $2.50 gold 
piece. 2d, winner. Edna Stout, 132 Westervelt Ave.. 
N. P. Special prize, 3d, winner. Rose Andrews, 142 
Grove St., V- P. Honorable mention: Poster No. 
S. William ala<ie, 4S Westervelt Avoimc. N. P. Pos 
ter N.I. 10. Marjorie Cooley, 122 Westervelt Ave., N. 
P. The lettering features of Poster No. 6, Miss 
Etlitli Bechtel, deserves mention. Insomuch as the 
Committee found great difficulty in selecting the 2d 
prize winner, the necessity of mentioning the name 
of Rose Andrews became apparent even more than 
making Honorable mention. Thi'y therefore decided 
to award a 3d prize. 

Bicycle Contest. 

To take place on Watcliuug and Mountain Avenue, 
North Plainfleld, N. J., at 2:00 P. M. sharp. 

1st. Event: 1st heat of one mile. Match race be- 
tween E. S. Bird and Raymond Mantz of Plainfleld 
Cycling Club. 

2d Event: Boys' race (for boys 14 years and un- 
der), two miles. 1st prize, gold signet ring: 2d 
prize, pair of shoes, M. C. Van Ar.sdale ; 3d prize, 
grey sweater, Greer & Greenwood; 4th prize, red and 
black sweater, Schwed Brothers; 5tb prize, 1 doz. 
bottles soda, Henry Hurran ; 6th prize, hair brush. 
B. J. Schriner; 7th prize, baseball bat, Edward Laing; 
8th prize, blueflsh, McGwigin. 

3d Event; 2d heat. Special Match Race, one-ml'e 
heats, best two out of three, between E. C. Bird ! iid 
Raymond Mantz, of Plainheld Cycling Club. 1st 
prize, pair of Hartford tires : 2d prize, bell. 

4th Event: 1st heat. 1 mile. Counties of Somerset 
and Union, championship. 1st prize, diamond studded 
gold medal ; 2d prize, silver medal ; third prize, bronze 
medal. First three men In each heat to qualify for 
final. 

5th Event: 2d heat. 

6th F.vent: 3d heat. 




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7th Event : 3d heat of match race If necessary. 

Sth Event : Counties of Union and Somerset, one- 
mile championship. Final. 

9th Event: Open to all. 10-miIe Diamond Handi- 
cap. 1st prize .1;50.00 ring; 2d prize. $35,000 ring: 
3d prize, $20.00 ring; 4th prize, $15.00 ring; Sth 
prize, $10.00 ring; 6th prize, $8.00 pin; 7th prize, 
:--5."n pin; Sth prize. $4.00 pin. 1st tiiue prize. 
S'2.-i.00. 

Percy C. Lawrence, J. B. Hawlsing. Courtney Peer, 
will start scratch In this event. 

Firemen's Parade. 2:30 P. M. 
Marshal Captain William Hand. 

Form on B. Front Street, right resting on Wat- 
chuug. Front to Grove, to Lincoln, to Somerset, to 
Fairvlew, to Watehung, to Pearl, to Somerset, to 
Front, to Park, to W. Fifth, to Liberty, to W. 
Eighth, to Crescent, to Seventh. 

The following Companies will be In line : Union 
Steam Fire Engine Company, No. 1, Lambertville, N. 
J. ; Summit Fire Department, Summit. N. J., Drum 
Corps; Junction Fire Company No. 1, Junction, N. 
J. : MiUburn Fire Department Co., N"o. 1, Millbnrn. 
N. J. ; Beroardsville Fire Company, Bernardsville, N 
J.. Band ; Protectinn Hook & Ladder Company No. 1, 
Dover, N. J. ; High Bridge Fire Department. High 
Bridge, N. J.. Band; Central Honk & Ladder Com- 
pany, No. 1. Somervillc, N. J. ; .Mercer Engine Com- 
pany, No. 3. Princeton. N. J. ; Board of Fire War- 
dens, Dover. N. J. ; Liberty Hose Company, Keyport, 
N. J. ; Excelsior Ho.ik & Ladder Company. No. 1, 
Scotch Plains. N. J. ; South Boonton Fire Company. 
South Boonton. N. J. ; Ridgewood Fire Department. 
Ridgewood, K J. ; Passaic Fire Department. Passaic. 
N. J. ; North Plninfle'd Exempt Firemen's Associa- 
tion, North Plainfleld, N. J.. Band: Exempt Fire- 
men's .Association of Plainfield, N. J. ; Plainfield Fire 
Department. Plainfleld. N. J.. Band ; North Plain- 
fleld Fire Department. North Plainfleld, N. J., Band; 
Washington Hose Co.. Perth Amboy, N. J. ; Wash- 
ington Hose Co., Metuehen. N. J. ; State Fire Chiefs' 
Association; Board of Engineers, Borough of Roose- 
velt, New Jersey. 

Wednesday Eirniiig. at 7.15 p. m . 

■land Concert and Fireworlis. 

La Vere's Band. Concert beginning 7:15 P. M. 
Fireworks at 8:15 P. M. On West End Avenue, 
lirtween Wi low and Myrtle Avenues. 



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